The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte granted our 2014 agency allocation request for $10,000! This generous 100% increase in our allocation (from $5,000 last year) is a big show of commitment on the part of the Federation. They are impressed with what Shalom Park Freedom School has accomplished in the last three years: not only…

There is so much to do to get ready for Summer 2015 when 80 young scholars (K-5) from Huntingtowne Farms Elementary and Sterling Elementary will come to spend 6 weeks with us at Shalom Park! So whether you are a returning volunteer, an aspiring new volunteer, a senior citizen, a teenager, or a pre-teen, please…

Ellen J. Reich, SPFS Donor There is a story behind the somewhat unusual enclosed donation. In 1975 my grandmother gave me a $500 Series E Savings Bond. It’s been sitting in a safe ever since. I kept wondering what I wanted to buy with it, wanting it to be something that reminded me of my…

The Butterfly Project and SPFS Scholars by Barb Ziegler It was such a wonderful opportunity to share the history and meaning of the Children’s Holocaust Memorial with students from Shalom Park Freedom School Summer 2013. Many had done some studying of the Holocaust at their school so were familiar with what I had to say….

Books are a treasure to keep forever! By Debby Block Librarian, Levine-Sklut Judaic Library Owning, reading, and treasuring your very own special books is an experience many of us know and value. I still remember the first books I ever purchased for myself in third grade. As a matter of fact, I still own that…

Former Teen Board Member Brenden Carol I have spent two years trying to understand why students across Charlotte perform so differently on state-wide tests. We use the same curriculum and have the same teachers. Many of Charlotte’s schools have similar racial composition. Yet performance diverges widely. Playing a role in helping to address this issue…